Citing actions by Aguillard, major donor pulls support of Louisiana College

Cason Foundation donated $5 million to college's divinity school

8:43 PM,
Apr. 28, 2013

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A foundation that was a major Louisiana College donor has announced it no longer will support the college "due to actions of President (Joe) Aguillard which we believe to be unethical and potentially illegal."

The Cason Foundation has donated $5 million to LC over the last 21/2 years to fund the Caskey School of Divinity, which offers advanced degrees to graduates from LC's religion department as well as bi-vocational and smaller church pastors. Edgar Cason, who created the foundation along with his wife, Flo, sent a letter dated April 15 to members of the LC Board of Trustees announcing he ...